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The net profits of the Ball of Industry and Technology are paid out annually to the Technical University of Vienna, which decides autonomously about the allocation of the funds. This serves both aspects of the Technical University of Vienna: its function as an educational institution and its central role in research in Vienna.
Paradigm Shift regarding Electricity Grids
LINK stands for an entirely new form of electricity grids. LINK organises the management of networks, electricity producers, electricity storage facilities and of new consumers. This is done by a division into specifically defined units, so-called “Links“.
Sensorless Machine is Running Smoothly
Electromagnets utilised for readjusting the rotor position are used as sensors. The rotor and the electromagnetic coil are linked by a magnetic field. Thereby, levitated rotors are controllable.
Flexible pump turbine for compact storage power plants
A new, flexible pump turbine that makes hydraulic energy storage economically viable even under low performance conditions was developed at the TU Vienna. Instead of a reservoir lake, in future a small waterfall can also suffice.
Valuable substances reclaimed from waste water
Valuable substances need to be reclaimed from industrial waste water – for example, carotenoids, bioplastics or even products for the pharmaceutical industry.
Flying through space and time: TU Vienna develops virtual skydive
This device, suspended from a sophisticated wire system with 3D-goggles, makes it possible to experience a “virtual parachute jump”. At the same time it provides a journey through 200 years of history of the TU Vienna.
Flexible pump turbine for compact storage power plants
A new, flexible pump turbine that makes hydraulic energy storage economically viable even under low performance conditions was developed at the TU Vienna. Instead of a reservoir lake, in future a small waterfall can also suffice.
Valuable substances reclaimed from waste water
Valuable substances need to be reclaimed from industrial waste water – for example, carotenoids, bioplastics or even products for the pharmaceutical industry.
"Concrete Oscar“ for Salzburg bridge
The bridge was constructed using a newly developed bridge building technology; in contrast to other bridge there is no danger of steel components starting to corrode inside the concrete. This significantly reduces maintenance costs.
Polymeric 3D Printing in the Quality of Injection Moulding
3D printers at TU Wien are based on a specifically developed, stereolithography process (SLA) – i.e. hardening of material when affected by light. This includes the processing of resistant polymers, ceramics and biodegradable polymers.
Injection Moulding Process (“Sintering“) for Aluminium Alloys
By applying the new powder injection moulding technology for aluminium, components with complex shapes are to be formed and produced cost-effectively. TU Wien succeeded in producing much lighter and even larger components than when applying conventional powder injection moulding processes.
Flying through space and time: TU Vienna develops virtual skydive
This device, suspended from a sophisticated wire system with 3D-goggles, makes it possible to experience a “virtual parachute jump”. At the same time it provides a journey through 200 years of history of the TU Vienna.
"Concrete Oscar“ for Salzburg bridge
The bridge was constructed using a newly developed bridge building technology; in contrast to other bridge there is no danger of steel components starting to corrode inside the concrete. This significantly reduces maintenance costs.
New material for the manufacture of artificial blood vessels
The TU Vienna and the MedUni Vienna jointly developed artistic blood vessels made of a special elastomer material with excellent mechanical properties. These artificial blood vessels are replaced by physical materials in the course of time.
Everything revolves around the sun
An especially cost-effective solar concentration system was developed out of custom-tailored plastic foils. The solar concentrator is simply inflated with air. The air pressure results in just the right curvature and a reflected mirror bundles the sunlight.
The heart in the Petri dish
Creating new heart tissue instead of collecting hearts from donors: Substances that can be used to grow functioning heart cells have been developed at the TU Vienna.
TU Vienna introduces novel folding bridge
The new folding bridge only requires two simple water containers and a small pump that can be operated with solar cells. The development of this novel folding bridge was commissioned by the city of Vienna. The viability of the idea was demonstrated in a pilot project.